Cooking utensil.



M. T. DUFFY.

COOKING UTENSIL.

APPLIOATION FILED 11,111.25, 1910.

Patented Nov. 15, 1910.

IIIIJ r A f cago, county of Cook,

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COQKING UTENSIL.

Specification of Letters raient. Patented N 0V. 15, 1910.

Applcationled March 25,' 1910. '-Seria1'No..551,462. i

of improved The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying` drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which, Y

Figure l is a vertical section of a cooking utensil embodying my invention, and Fig. 2, a top plan view of the same.

The preferred form 4of .construction as illustrated in the drawings comprises an outer boiler ..1 having supporting handles 2 at its uppei" edge. Supporting brackets 3 are secured to the interior of boiler 1 near its upper 'ed e.- A foraminatedfood containing vesse 4 is provided with an' outflange 5 at its upper edge, the said flange beingjad'apted to rest upon brackets 3 and suspend said vessel in boiler l, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. l. Vessel 4 is valso provided with a bail or handle 6 secured toiian'ge;.5 and bymeans of which said vessel myle, carried. Vessel 4 is also provided `with al cover 7 having a handle 8 for manipulation i of the same. The cylindrical supporting member 9 is provided at its loweredge with an outwardly extending flange -10 adapted to rest upon supporting brackets 3.' and;` is also provided at its upper edge with a handle l1 for manipulation of the same.-

In use, when itis desired to boil-articles of food, they are' laced in vessel 4 which isv then inserted in oiler. 1 with itstlange 5 resting upon supporting brackets 3 and its lower portion immersed in the water in said the water, in boiler to improvements in object the' not 'wish to be limited "said boiler near' its top;

. boiler. When it isfdesired to steam articles of food, the'supporting member 9 is placed on brackets 3 and vessel 4 inserted there through into boiler l with flange 5 resting upon theupper edge ofmember 9 and in which position vessel 4 is suspended'above lines in Fi tion or modification without departing .from

l,V as villustrated in full While I aveillustrated and described the. preferred'construction for carrylng .my in ventloninto eiect, this is capable of variathe spirit of the invention.` I therefore do to the exactdetails of construction set 'forth but desire to avail myself-Of' such variations and modifications as f iirly fall within the scope of the appended c alms. l l

Having described my. inventionwhat claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent'is: v

f1. In a cooking utensil, the combination c said boiler near its top; aremovable supportlng member arranged to rest upon said 4 stops; and a foraminated vfood vessel of a size to pass" said stops but provided at its iiange of a size to rest. eitherupon said ref movable supporting member or upon said stops, substantially as described;V f

2.' In acooking utensil, the, combination of a boiler; brackets secured to the interior 'of a cylindrical supporting member having a flange at its lower edge adapted to rest upon said brackets.; and a oranrinated food containing vessel having upon said a boiler,'stops secured to the interior of 'upper end with `an .outwardly extending .0f said supporting member, substantially as described.

name to this specification' in the presence of twoA subscribing witnesses.

" MATTHEW DUFFY.l

itnesses: HELEN F. LILLIS,

JOSHUA R. H. Porrs.

"'Intestimony whereof I have signed my:

atlange at itsupper edge adapted to rest brackets or upon -the .upper edge 

